WAILUKU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A judge has denied a retired firefighter’s request to dismiss his continual sex abuse of a minor charge.

Court documents state that retired Maui Fire Department battalion chief Shawn Rogers allegedly abused a 12-year-old child in 2019, which went on for three years.

Rogers was charged with sex assault of a minor under the age of 14, which was first filed last year.

However, that case was dismissed because of misconduct during a grand jury proceeding.

A new grand jury reindicted Rogers in June.

Roger’s attorney, Brandon Segal, asked the judge again for a dismissal, citing the same kind of misconduct.

“You have a skewed presentation where the evidence is focused on the complaint witness’ story,” Segal said, “and they’re minimizing the defendant’s response to

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